A nice beginning

[SlipperFan]

The one on the left (#1) is (‘Jungle Monarch’ x ‘Jungle King’) which I got from Porter's Orchids. #2, The one on the right is from Leo Schordje, but there were no parents on the tag. I hope it lifts its dorsal sepal.

The perspective is a little deceptive -- both plant's leaves are the same size, but the plants are in different size pots. The flowers are parallel and equidistant from the camera lens. #2's pouch is darker, but #1's pouch is rounder. So far.

 

[mrhappyrotter]

Beautiful & great growing. I think the most exciting part of the whole orchid growing ordeal is when the blooms are first opening like this. I love that the photo shows the petals in all different stages of emerging and unfolding.

 

[Ozpaph]

2 flowering sandies, got to love that!

 

[Clark]

The pinnacle of eye candy, imo.
I'm somewhat over stimulated now.

 

[Rick]

Yahoo Dot:clap::clap:

What are the leaf span of these plants?

 

[petro]

They are both wonderful, but the color on #2 is fantastic!

 

[goldenrose]

:drool::drool: To Die For!
.....and they will only get better!

 

[The Orchid Boy]

^ Couldn't agree more! ^

 

[abax]

Your plants and photography just knock me out! If I keep seeing your
multis, I'm just gonna have to buy a couple. Enabler!

 

[Spaph]

Great growing! Can't wait to see pics when they are fully open!

 

[Trithor]

Those are truly fantastic! I am always amazed how those long petals come out of that small package. Awesome growing!

 

[NYEric]

Very cool. I may one day be enticed to try one.

 

[SlipperKing]

FANTASTIC Dot! I can see my division from the second already! Truly sweet sucess when you get this kind of flowering going on.

Very cool. I may one day be enticed to try one.

Not going to happen Eric.

 

[paphioboy]

2 sandies!!! That's fantastic...

 

[Leo Schordje]

Great growing Dot!

Pretty much uniformly, my batch has had nice dark colors, better than many strains. I wish the flower counts were better in general for all sanderianums. 2 flowers never feels like enough.

Would love to see the side by side.

The reason my cross(s) have no parents, none of the parents were shown anywhere. But they were good.

 

[papheteer]

WOW@ Congrats! Cant wait to see them all open!!!

 

[Hera]

Beautiful potential!

 

[Rick]

Dot

How long did it take to get the second growth on your plants?

I have a sandie from Leo's compots of 2006 blooming now, but its a single growth with just a nub of a second growth.

 

[polyantha]

Very nice sandies. Congrats!!

 

[SlipperFan]

Dot

How long did it take to get the second growth on your plants?

I have a sandie from Leo's compots of 2006 blooming now, but its a single growth with just a nub of a second growth.

You are assuming I keep track of growths when I can barely keep track of where they are in the greenhouse.

Best guess -- Leo's plant started it's second growth a year ago or so -- it's forming growths faster than the first one.